Highfield Infants' School
Highfield Drive, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Allison Morris
- Sponsor
- Nexus Education Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 140082
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084647804
About this school
Highfield Infants' School is a primary academy in Bromley. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 245 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Highfield Infants' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 267 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highfield Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.3% | 3.2% | 245 | — |
| Highfield Junior School | 92% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 357 | 0.1 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Shortlands | 78% | 4.2% | 16.1% | 383 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 14.2% | 401 | 0.4 miles |
| Valley Primary School | 83% | 4.1% | 11.8% | 449 | 0.7 miles |
| Pickhurst Infant Academy | — | 4.2% | 7.7% | 336 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.15%
- English as an additional language
- 29.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 4.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfield Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands0.4 miles
Primary · Bromley
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St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Valley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Pickhurst Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · West Wickham
Other schools in Bromley
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
- Hayes Primary School Primary
- Highfield Junior School Primary
- La Fontaine Academy Primary
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Orion Scotts Park Primary
- Parish Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Highfield Infants' School teach?
- Highfield Infants' School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Bromley.
- Who is the headteacher of Highfield Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Highfield Infants' School is Mrs Allison Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Highfield Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highfield Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Highfield Infants' School?
- Highfield Infants' School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Highfield Infants' School full?
- Highfield Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 245 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Highfield Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Highfield Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highfield Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Highfield Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Highfield Infants' School?
- Highfield Infants' School is part of NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Highfield Infants' School's absence rate?
- Highfield Infants' School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Highfield Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Highfield Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.